Thousands of miles apart, Samsung and Apple wage patent wars

Apple and Samsung Electronics took their fight over wireless patents to opposite sides of the globe Monday as courts in Australia and the Netherlands sought to sort out the hostilities. Down Under, a court heard arguments in Apple's attempt to ban Samsung's Galaxy 10.1 tablet. The judge continued the hearing until Thursday. Separately, Samsung told a Dutch court that Apple had been infringing Samsung's mobile patents since the introduction of the iPhone 3G.